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Uimhir 27 de 1972
ACHT NA gCOMHPHOBAL EORPACH, 1972
[An tiontú oifigiúil]
Mínithe.
1.—(1) San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “na Comhphobail Eorpacha” Comhphobal Eacnamaíochta na hEorpa, an Comhphobal Eorpach do Ghual agus Cruach agus an Comhphobal Eorpach do Fhuinneamh Adamhach;
ciallaíonn “na conarthaí a rialaíonn na Comhphobail Eorpacha”—
(a) “Conradh CEGC”, is é sin le rá, an Conradh ag bunú an Chomhphobail Eorpaigh do Ghual agus Cruach, a síníodh i bPáras an 18ú lá d'Aibreán, 1951,
(b) “Conradh CEE”, is é sin le rá, an Conradh ag bunú Chomhphobal Eacnamaíochta na hEorpa, a síníodh sa Róimh an 25ú lá de Mhárta, 1957,
(c) “Conradh Euratom”, is é sin le rá, an Conradh ag bunú an Chomhphobail Eorpaigh do Fhuinneamh Adamhach, a síníodh sa Róimh an 25ú lá de Mhárta, 1957,
(d) an Coinbhinsiún ar Institiúidí áirithe is coiteann do na Comhphobail Eorpacha, a síníodh sa Róimh an 25ú lá de Mhárta, 1957,
(e) an Conradh ag bunú Comhairle aonair agus Coimisiún aonair de na Comhphobail Eorpacha, a síníodh sa Bhruiséil an 8ú lá d'Aibreán, 1965,
(f) an Conradh a leasaíonn forálacha Buiséadachta áirithe de na Conarthaí ag bunú na gComhphobal Eorpach agus den Chonradh ag bunú Comhairle aonair agus Coimisiún aonair de na Comhphobail Eorpacha, a síníodh i Lucsamburg an 22ú lá d'Aibreán, 1970,
(g) an Conradh i dtaobh aontachas na hÉireann le Comhphobal Eacnamaíochta na hEorpa agus leis an gComhphobal Eorpach do Fhuinneamh Adamhach, a síníodh sa Bhruiséil an 22ú lá d'Eanair, 1972,
(h) cinneadh an 22ú lá d'Eanáir, 1972, ó Chomhairle na gComhphobal Eorpach i dtaobh aontachas na hÉireann leis an gComhphobal Eorpach do Ghual agus Cruach,
arna bhforlíonadh nó arna leasú ag conarthaí nó gníomhartha eile ar dátaí nach déanaí ná an 1ú lá d'Eanáir, 1973, a ndátaí tosach feidhme.
(2) (a) San fho-alt roimhe seo ní fholaíonn “conarthaí nó gníomhartha eile ar dátaí nach déanaí ná an 1ú lá d'Eanáir, 1973, a ndátaí tosach feidhme” aon chonradh nó gníomh eile ar dáta is déanaí ná an 22ú lá d'Eanáir, 1972, a dháta tosach feidhme, mura mbeidh an Rialtas, tráth nach déanaí ná an 1ú lá d'Eanáir, 1973, tar éis a dhearbhú le hordú go mbaineann an t-alt seo leis.
(b) In aon chás ina mbeartófar ordú faoin alt seo a dhéanamh, leagfar dréacht de faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas agus ní dhéanfar an t-ordú go dtí go mbeidh gach Teach acu sin tar éis rún a rith ag ceadú an dréachta.
Foráil ghinearálta.
2.—Ón 1ú lá d'Eanáir, 1973, beidh na conarthaí a rialaíonn na Comhphobail Eorpacha agus na gníomhartha láithreacha agus todhchaí arna nglacadh ag institiúidí na gComhphobal sin ina gceangal ar an Stát agus beidh siad ina gcuid dá dhlí baile faoi na coinníollacha atá leagtha síos sna conarthaí sin.
Cumhacht chun rialacháin a dhéanamh.
3.—(1) Féadfaidh Aire Stáit rialacháin a dhéanamh d'fhonn go bhféadfadh lán-éifeacht a bheith ag alt 2 den Acht seo.
(2) Féadfaidh cibé forálacha foghabhálacha, forlíontacha agus iarmartacha a bheith i rialacháin faoin alt seo is dóigh leis an Aire ag a mbeidh na rialacháin á ndéanamh a bheith riachtanach chun críocha na rialachán (lena n-áirítear forálacha ag aisghairm, ag leasú nó ag feidhmiú, le modhnú nó gan modhnú, dlí eile, lasmuigh den Acht seo).
(3) Ní dhéanfaidh rialacháin faoin alt seo cion indíotála a bhunú.
(4) Féadfar rialacháin faoin alt seo a dhéanamh roimh an 1ú lá d'Eanáir, 1973, ach ní thiocfaidh aon rialacháin a bheidh déanta amhlaidh i ngníomh roimh an lá sin.
Éifeacht agus daingniú rialachán.
4.—(1) Beidh éifeacht reachtúil ag rialacháin faoin Acht seo agus, mura rud é go ndaingneofar iad le hAcht ón Oireachtas a rithfear laistigh de shé mhí tar éis a ndéanta nó nach mbeidh iontu ach rialacháin ag cúlghairm go hiomlán rialacháin a bheidh déanta roimhe sin faoin Acht seo, scoirfidh siad d'éifeacht reachtúil a bheith acu ar bheith caite don tréimhse sin, ach sin gan dochar do bhailíocht aon ní a bheith déanta roimhe sin faoi na rialacháin sin.
(2) Más rud é, ar rialacháin faoin Acht seo a bheith déanta, nó tráth ar bith ina dhiaidh sin agus roimh na rialacháin a bheith daingnithe nó roimh iad do scor d'éifeacht reachtúil a bheith acu, go mbeidh Dáil Éireann arna cur ar athló ar feadh tréimhse is faide ná deich lá agus más rud é, le linn í a bheith ar athló, go n-iarrfaidh trian ar a laghad de chomhaltaí Dháil Éireann trí fhógra i scríbhinn don Cheann Comhairle, go gcomórfaí Dáil Éireann, déanfaidh an Ceann Comhairle Dáil Éireann a chomóradh chun cruinniú ar lá a shonróidh sé nach déanaí ná lá agus fiche tar éis dó an fógra a fháil ná nach luathe ná deich lá tar éis an fógra á comóradh a bheith eisithe.
Tuarascáil do Thithe an Oireachtais.
5.—Tabharfaidh an Rialtas tuarascáil dhá uair sa bhliain do gach Teach den Oireachtas ar imeachtaí sna Comhphobail Eorpacha.
Gearrtheideal.
6.—Féadfar Acht na gComhphobal Eorpach, 1972, a ghairm den Acht seo.
Number 27 of 1972
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ACT, 1972
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Number 27 of 1972
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ACT, 1972
Definitions.
1.—(1) In this Act—
“the European Communities” means the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community;
“the treaties governing the European Communities” means—
(a) “the ECSC Treaty”, that is to say, the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, signed at Paris on the 18th day of April, 1951,
(b) “the EEC Treaty”, that is to say, the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, signed at Rome on the 25th day of March, 1957,
(c) “the Euratom Treaty”, that is to say, the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, signed at Rome on the 25th day of March, 1957,
(d) the Convention on certain Institutions common to the European Communities, signed at Rome on the 25th day of March, 1957,
(e) the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, signed at Brussels on the 8th day of April, 1965,
(f) the Treaty amending certain Budgetary Provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities and of the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, signed at Luxembourg on the 22nd day of April, 1970,
(g) the Treaty relating to the accession of Ireland to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community, signed at Brussels on the 22nd day of January, 1972,
(h) the decision, of the 22nd day of January, 1972, of the Council of the European Communities relating to the accession of Ireland to the European Coal and Steel Community,
as supplemented or amended by treaties or other acts of which the dates of entry into force are dates not later than the 1st day of January, 1973.
(2) (a) In the foregoing subsection “treaties or other acts of which the dates of entry into force are dates not later than the 1st day of January, 1973” does not include a treaty or other act of which the date of entry into force is later than the 22nd day of January, 1972, unless the Government have, not later than the 1st day of January, 1973, by order declared that this section applies to it.
(b) Where an order under this section is proposed to be made, a draft thereof shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the order shall not be made until a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House.
General provision.
2.—From the 1st day of January, 1973, the treaties governing the European Communities and the existing and future acts adopted by the institutions of those Communities shall be binding on the State and shall be part of the domestic law thereof under the conditions laid down in those treaties.
Power to make regulations.
3.—(1) A Minister of State may make regulations for enabling section 2 of this Act to have full effect.
(2) Regulations under this section may contain such incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as appear to the Minister making the regulations to be necessary for the purposes of the regulations (including provisions repealing, amending or applying, with or without modification, other law, exclusive of this Act).
(3) Regulations under this section shall not create an indictable offence.
(4) Regulations under this section may be made before the 1st day of January, 1973, but regulations so made shall not come into operation before that day.
Effect and confirmation of regulations.
4.—(1) Regulations under this Act shall have statutory effect and, unless they are confirmed by Act of the Oireachtas passed within six months after they are made or are regulations merely revoking wholly regulations previously made under this Act, they shall cease to have statutory effect on the expiration of that period, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.
(2) If when regulations under this Act are made, or at any time thereafter and before the regulations are confirmed or cease to have statutory effect, Dáil Éireann stands adjourned for a period of more than ten days and if, during the adjournment, at least one-third of the members of Dáil Éireann by notice in writing to the Ceann Comhairle require Dáil Éireann to be summoned, the Ceann Comhairle shall summon Dáil Éireann to meet on a day named by him being neither more than twenty-one days after the receipt by him of the notice nor less than ten days after the issue of the summons.
Report to Houses of Oireachtas.
5.—The Government shall make a report twice yearly to each House of the Oireachtas on developments in the European Communities.
Short title.
6.—This Act may be cited as the European Communities Act, 1972.